Crying before naps & night sleep

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my little boy was also a cryer to fall asleep and I found it so hard! but he seems to have grown out of it - I hope that the same happens for you! I do still use much shorter wake windows than everyone suggests though because I think he has much higher sleep needs than other babies!

also have you tried extending his naps? when my boy was doing short naps I would try and catch it and help him transition back to sleep and he then started extending the naps on his own after a while

Keep trying with Huckleberry because I found it was a lifesaver when my eldest was the same, but it sounds like you need to break the overtired cycle first.

I know it’s shit and drives you mad and will push you to your absolute limits, but when you crack this he will hopefully sleep well day and night 🤞🏼

For now, I would just embrace where he does sleep well. So if he sleeps well in the pram, carrier or contact napping, for the sake of the next few days, use that. Use the 10 min Sweet Spot warning so he’s settled in his sleeping position for when it hits. Most of the time any obvious sleep cues are too late and babe is already overtired, so don’t follow him. Feeding to sleep could also help?

If you have a couple of good sleep days, you’ll be in a much better position to try to get better naps in the cot. (We used sleeping bag, white noise, blind down)

Sleep breeds sleep 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 and it does get better, I promise 💓